March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Tweet of the Week
@alabamapolicy March 22 Casinos are illegally operating in our state, so let’s reward the operators with a monopoly i.e. SB293/SB294 #alpolitics #stopcasinocorruption #StopTheCartel
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March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Legislature Day-by-Day, Play-by-Play
Tuesday, 22nd day of regular session: The House State Government Committee approved a bill to prohibit the teaching of certain concepts relating to race, sex or religion in certain training. The House passed the General fund budget for most state agencies as well as accompanying appropriations bills to provide for a 4-percent raise for state workers, a
March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Senate Approves Increased Tax Credit for Scholarships
The Alabama Senate passed a bill amending the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013 to increase the income tax credit that can be claimed by an Alabama taxpayer. Since the passage of the original legislation in 2013, more than $176 million has been raised from the private sector to provide for educational
March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Session Is Winding Down But Still Work to Do
There are only seven legislative days left in the 2022 regular session, and with plenty of work to do, both the House and Senate will need every bit of the time left. Two big items still in limbo are both the education and general fund budgets. The gambling bills are not
March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Bella+Canvas Announces Major Investment In Alabama
Bella+Canvas, a fast-growing apparel manufacturer with a “made in the U.S.A.” focus, plans a major investment in Alabama to open an advanced fabric-cutting facility expected to create more than 550 jobs in Wetumpka. The Los Angeles-based company will invest $11.9 million to establish the operation in a portion of an 890,000-square-foot building
March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Mercedes-Benz Opens Alabama Battery Plant
Mercedes-Benz has opened its Bibb County electric vehicle battery plant ahead of the automaker’s planned start of production for all-electric SUVs. The company also marked the occasion by announcing another battery plant in the United States and setting an ambitious goal to go all-electric by 2030, as market conditions allow. It is the
March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Niagara Bottling Building $112 Million Opelika Production Plant
California-based Niagara Bottling will open a new $112 million production facility in Opelika’s Industrial Park and hire 50 employees. The company offers bottled purified, distilled and spring water; water for infants; sparkling water; flavored vitamin water; and tea, which are sold wholesale and shipped to grocery stores and convenience stores.
March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Koch Foods Finishes $60 Million Attalla Distribution Center
Koch Foods celebrated the opening of a $60 million distribution center in Attalla that will support poultry farmers in northeast Alabama and the surrounding region. Koch Foods announced the project in November 2019, and it continued despite the pandemic. Company officials said the facility will service 100 railcars every two weeks
March 28, 2022 Group Watch: Gov Awards $80M in COVID-19 Funds To Hospitals & Nursing Homes
Governor Ivey has awarded an additional $80 million in COVID-19 recovery funds to provide reimbursements for Alabama hospitals and nursing homes. The funding for the award comes from the state’s portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars appropriated by the legislature in January. According to the governor’s office, the
March 14, 2022 Group Watch: News & Views from the State House
While it has faced vocal opposition, the bill to remove the requirement to have a permit for the concealed carry of a gun in Alabama is now law. After being passed by the House, modified in the Senate and then approved by the conference committee (made necessary by Senate changes), Governor Ivey signed the bill into
